Telegram-herald., 1887-12-23
CHRISTMAS DINNER
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watches the dlffrrsat phases q hfs. ssd
clzases sl pe8p.e thens presented. IS o0s -
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But When ths Holidays arrive. or afs os2r
st had. t1s sFscfscie takes al ecdea inter-
ssg, aud dull Indeed Is he who caDzoi nna
fo0d for thought OF a2aght ~ Interest hila
IN the nuTry1nx 10 and fro Of tbs eltefeat
men. s0nen sei children who go 70 wake
uD the great army OF holiday purchasers.
sao sse thfonging our streets these As.
days before Christmas. Here indeed Is food
for the mofsizsf. aud also great he'd Tor
the philanthiopsst Who Is looking tor oP-
poflanlEiss u bsstow hls ehsniy. Various
Ars the different types Of people one nseis
Ia passing up Monroe st., and yes
tsrday ws noticed many people
stopping hers and others there,
some looking after holiday presents
At great sxpensr. while others wers looking
for presents 81 less value. and were count
ing their limited change with gresi soiicl-
tude. fearing If this OF that vas bought,
there wouid not DC enough left 10 get that
other present they had IA mind Tor another
loved one, and so the world. or rather the
people ia it, ssayed on. some looking for
presents here and some lookisg for presents
there sOme satisfied with this and o. aers
with that. But as We reached the head Of
MoBroe-st there seemed 10 be one ps ace
where the interest was general All people
are human and no matter what amount OF
The worlds goods people may haze accu-
muiafed, there II one want which Is common
70 ali, aud the place OF business WHICH sup
plies this universal want must necessrrlly
be visited by all. We refer 10 the want OF
something 60 eat and the Grocery" as the
place that supplies this want. Ira &.
Haich's a. No. l23 Monroe-st, seems 10 De
the place AZ which everybody Is just now
stopping, and well they MAY. whether they
want 10 buy or not 10 buy for here
Is presented one OF the finest
displays OF staple aud fancy groceries,
vegetables. fruits. nuts ana coDtectioneEies
eyre exhibited 10 . Grand Rapids public
Pushing our way through the crowd an
entrance 10 the store was at last effected
and the proprietor Ira C.iHatch. was found
al bis desk, his countenance all wreathed IN
smiles. for bis trade Was immense and he
appreciated IL. Finding Mr.. Hatch in such
good hum0r IL was not hard 10 get him TO
talk a little. from which we soon learned
that the Prince OF Grocsrs was pretty well
satisfied with bis trade. and with his success
so far In attempting 10 lead the retail gro
cery trade IN Grand Rapids. Although Mr..
has been in this business.
l. c. fret commenced TO handle broom
In grocery store but was soon promoted 10
/ driving a delivery wagon for the same house
and six months later be received another
promotion 10 general errand boy and clerk
| ing behind the counter when the other
clerks were busy. This was twenty-one
years ago. and he spent nine years as a
grocery clerk rising from the delivery
wagon TO manager OF the store. Twelve
years ago be engaged in bushes, for him
self at bis present location, and step by step
he has gradually risen from a small retail
grocery 10 proprietor of the store he now
conducts-one Of the finest in the State of
/ Michigan.
. 1t has long been the established acknow-
! Judgement about the Valley City that
Hatch's was the place TO go to find the first
vegetables in the market OF any kind. and
any article ordered from his store would be
first. class and would also receive the
| prompt delivery; that his prices are and
always have been for years from 10 10 25
per cent. lower than his competitors. aud
still he lives. does q hourishing business,
keeps increasing his stock daily, and his
/ list Of patrons was never 80 large as it is to-
day. Another thing that looks queer TO
almost everyone is that during the past %
years over a score OF groceries have started
within stones throw OF his place. ana all
have either failed or closed out before they
lost everything they had. But all this time
| Hatch's place has run 10 full blast and is
never afraid to give prices through the col
umns OF this paper and always lives up TO
the prices be quotes
The magnitude OF the trade at this estab-
I lishment is appreciated by but few but will
/ be better understood when they learn that
/ 10 store the goods ior this retail store their
easements on Monroe-st. and also two large
| eaFerooms on North Diyision-st. At pres
ent there is exhibited in Hatch's windows
an extra line OF hrst-class vegetables. deli
czcies, etc, for the holidays, and when you
see bis goods you will look no further TO
find a place to order your Christmas din
/ ner.